Winners announced for Conservation District contest
Winners in the poster contest, from left, are Landon Matthews, first place; Karissa Thompson, second place; and Pieper Whipkey, third place.
The winners for the pre-k coloring contest, from left, are Elaina Beazell, 4, Abigail Kalka, 4, Aria Finley, 4, and Nora Christner, 5. The top four pre-k coloring contest entrants received bicycles and helmets.
The Greene County Conservation District announced the winners of this year’s poster contest and coloring contest during Soil and Water Conservation Week last week.
The contests were open to all Greene County children in pre-kindergarten through 12th grade. Both contests offer young people an opportunity to express their views on natural resources and the environment through art.
The first-place poster from each category also will advance to the statewide Pennsylvania Association of Conservation Districts Poster Contest later this year.
The theme for this year’s contest was “We All Need Trees” and entries were judged on their conservation message, visual effectiveness, originality and universal appeal.
The Conservation District received 66 total entries and thanked everyone who participated in this educational opportunity.